September 2003 News, Expedition Coverage and Notes

Headlines Archive

• 09/01 Have a Great Labor day, and we will see you on Tuesday as the Autumn season begins in Nepal.

• 09/02 Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003: New Snow

• 09/02 Pakistan Climbing News: Several updates

• 09/02 Everest Speakers

• 09/02 EverestHistory.com: Firsts (more added)

• 09/02 Harnesses: Adult

• 09/02 Greenland

• 09/02 Eyewear: See the world clearly.

• 09/02 K2: Some background and History

• 09/02 Travel Packs: No porters needed.

• 09/02 Nanga Parbat: Some background and History

• 09/03 International Mountain Guides 8000 Cho Oyu Coverage IMG guides Chris Booher and Mike Hamill report that everyone has made Base Camp and are doing fine, after an interesting trip across Tibet. Check here for the full dispatch.

• 09/03 Cho Oyo Summary of climb: Trip Report Jason McMillan

• 09/03 09/03 Gear Reviews from our readers of High Altitude Tents for the big mountains

• 09/03 Eureka! 5th Season Review

• 09/03 Our review of  High Altitude Tents for the big mountains continues; Submit your review today

• 09/03 Autumn Everest 2002: Ice Fall 6,000meter a classic expedition

• 09/03 Shelter from the Storm

• 09/03 Alan Hinkes Annapurna 2002

• 09/03 Harnesses: Women-Specific

• 09/03 Krzysztof Wielicki

• 09/03 Global Position Systems

• 09/03 American Manaslu Expedition "Seeking the Spirit"

• Newsflash: Mr. Han Wang Yong announced he has finished the 14 8000 meter peaks

• 09/04 Greetings from Tibet, After four lazy days of short walks and a whole lot of sitting around at 16,000 feet, we are finally ready to start our way up to our Advanced Base Camp. Check here for the full dispatch.

• 09/04 Polish Kunyang Chhish east expedition 2003: Grzegorz Skorek, Janusz Golab and Stanislaw Piecuch just came back from Kunyang Chhish East Expedition. They climbed 6700m of Kunyang Chhish East south face in alpine style in 3 days. This is their trip report...

• 09/04 Accident on G2: Climber is still in the hospital.

• 09/04 Khoo Swee Chiow

• 09/04 First-Aid: Safety in the woods.

• 09/04 Hydration in Winter 

• 09/04 Dhaulagiri Expedition and News

• 09/05 Nancy Norris In-Depth Part One: First Climb!

• 09/05 A “Half-Doctor” in Pakistan

• 09/05 Everest 2003 2003 American Ski Everest Expedition

• 09/05 Sergio Martini

• 09/05 Rock Climbing Protection: Active

• 09/05 Ropes: The Climber's Insurance Policy

• 09/05 Everest Speakers

• 09/05 Shell Pants: Women's

• 09/05 EverestHistory.com: Lene Gammelgaard

• 09/06 Nancy Norris: What are you waiting for? Dispatch Six September 5th: Namaste! This Nancy Norris reporting in at Cho Oyu ABC. Hello EverestNews.com readers !! This morning we arrived at advance base camp at 18,500 feet. We moved up from Interim Camp today, and the trip to the took about 5 hours. Check here for the rest of the dispatch.

• 09/06 Autumn Everest 2003: Dispatch: "This is Eric Henderson with the Snowboard Everest Expedition calling on September 4. It feels like fall up here in the high Himalaya. The harvest moon is rising in the west and we're dreaming of clear weather... Check here for the rest of the dispatch.

• 09/06 IMG Cho Oyu Expedition Autumn 2003: I spoke on the sat phone to Ang Jangbu and Mike Hamill a few minutes ago and they report that today the team reached Advanced Base Camp, at about 18,500 feet. Check here for the full dispatch.

• 09/06 Autumn Everest 2002: Finally the Camp is installed on top of the Ice Fall.

• 09/06 Greenland: more wonderful pictures

• 09/06 No Pain...No Pain

• 09/06 Knives and Tools: Just in case

• 09/08 Nancy on ESPN Tonight!

• Newsflash: Another death in the mountains... very very sad...

• 09/08 Nancy Norris In Depth: Part Two: Not quitting if at first you don't succeed!

• 09/08 New route Limitless Madness (VI, WI6, 5c, 1900 m) in Yerupaja (6617 m, NE face)

• 09/08 Everest 2003: Nima Gombu Sherpa Summits for #9

• 09/08 We need your help! The dream is to build a series for clinics across Nepal

• 09/08 Autumn Everest 2002: The Brazilian Expedition is the first to install Camp 1

• 09/08 Francois Langlois: Everest Summitter Q&A

• 09/08 Lumbar/ Fanny Packs

• 09/08 Everest: Mexican Summit Pictures

• 09/08 Daypacks

• 09/08 EverestHistory.com: Claire Bernier-Roche

• NEWSFLASH: EVEREST 2003 The second summit push is underway... Check here for the rest of the dispatch.

• 09/09 Nancy Norris: What are you waiting for? In-depth: Part Three: Success at last!

• 09/09 Manaslu Gallery by Piotr Pustelnik All New!

• 09/09 Peace and Friendship Expedition a success

• 09/09 North Face Himalayan 47 Our review! all new, submit yours!

• 09/09 Have you seen the home page lately?

• 09/09 Socks: Keep your feet content

• 09/09 Everest 2003: Ian Mackay

• 09/09 Everest Speakers

• 09/09 Jean-Christophe Lafaille: Annapurna 2002 A classic

• 09/09 EverestHistory.com: Hugo Rodriguez Barroso

• 09/10 IMG Cho Oyu Autumn 2003: I just received a phone call from IMG's team on Cho Oyu. Chris Booher reports a problem with satellite connections currently experienced by several teams on the mountain, which is limiting the teams' ability to phone home. Check here for more..

• 09/10 NEWSFLASH: EVEREST 2003 The second summit push is underway... Check here for the rest of the dispatch.

• 09/10 The North Face: VE–25 Our review! all new

• 09/10 The Sherpas of Everest Series: Tenzing Norgay Sherpa

• 09/10 Multi-Purpose

• 09/10 Long and the Shorts of It

• 09/10 Gasherbrum Expeditions and News

• 09/10 Annapurna Gallery

• 09/10 EverestHistory.com

• 09/10 Kangchenjunga Expeditions and News

• 09/11 Pumori 2003 Gallery all new!

• 09/11 Study these pictures and see if you can help....

• 09/11 Mountain Hardwear: Annapurna Our Review! All NEW!

• 09/11 Everest Snowboard Expedition 2003: after the second summit attempt they are back at camp 1 safe

• 09/11 Kangchenjunga History

• 09/11 Ginette Harrison; one of the best ever

• 09/11 Kangchenjunga Maps

• 09/11 Autumn Everest 2002: Our rest day ended up being a busy day. with great pictures

• Everest Snowboard Expedition 2003: Newsflash down safe

• 09/12 Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003: On the North Face, We stood breathless after hacking out small platforms to stand on in the steep snow. We were several thousand feet up the north face.  Check here for the rest of the dispatch.

• 09/12 International Mountain Guides Autumn Cho Oyu: IMG expedition leader Chris Booher phoned in with an update on the team's progress and plans. Yesterday Mike and Justin headed up to Camp 1 ... Check here for the rest of the dispatch.

• 09/12 Jürg Marmet, who? the third man to summit Everest!!!

• 09/12 Marmot: Fortress Our Review! All NEW!

• 09/12 Polish Kunyang Chhish east expedition 2003: Grzegorz Skorek, Janusz Golab and Stanislaw Piecuch just came back from Kunyang Chhish East Expedition. They climbed 6700m of Kunyang Chhish East south face in alpine style in 3 days. This is their trip report...

• 09/12 Avalanche Probes

• 09/12 Everest Speakers

• 09/12 Binoculars: On a clear day you can see... anything

• 09/12 Makalu Expeditions and News Index

• 09/13 Byron Smith Everest Summiter New Video, a must see!!

• 09/13 Nancy Norris: What are you waiting for?: The mark of a mountaineer vs. a peak bagger

• 09/13 Backpacking Boots: Men's

• 09/13 The Ashraf Aman Q&A, the 9th person to Summit K2

• 09/15 Nancy Norris: What are you waiting for?: The much younger camera crew can't keep up!

• 09/15 EverestHistory.com: Barry Bishop

• 09/15 Nancy on ESPN Tonight!

• 09/15 Featured Everest Expedition: Team Everest '03

• 09/15 Featured Expedition: Winter K2 2003 A classic

• 09/15 Book: The Sequel to Ghosts of Everest 

• 09/15 Susan Ershler

• 09/15 Backcountry Footwear: Buying the right hiking boot

• 09/15 Join Our EverestNews.com Mailing List

• 09/15 Gloves and Mitts: Numb fingers won't do

• 09/15 Frits Vrijlandt Q&A

• 09/15 Autumn Everest 2002: Second attack to Lhotse's flank. A Classic

• 09/16 Our look at Everest 1963 continues with: Tom Hornbein

• 09/16 Nancy Norris: Promising to never let a day go by that I didn't thank God for my life and everything in it.

• 09/16 Kangchenjunga Picture Show A must see

• 09/16 Jean-Christophe Lafaille 2003: Broad Peak Three pages of picture show with the dispatches to follow...

• 09/16 Socks: Keep your feet content

• 09/16 The Sherpas of Everest Series: Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa summited Everest six times between 91 and 95 by three different routes

• 09/16 PROSTATE CANCER CLIMB

• 09/16 Outerwear: What the experts pick

• 09/16 Ray Yeritsian: West Rib Denali Summit 2003 check all 4 Pages!!

• 09/17 Spantik 2003 Post expedition report

• 09/17 Our look at Everest 1963 continues with: Will Unsoeld

• 09/17 Mr. Han Wang Yong has done it !

• 09/17 Gear Reviews: High Altitude Tents for the big mountains: Reviews submitted by Readers

• 09/17 Building a Snowcave

• 09/17 Everest Speakers

• 09/17 Sunglasses: Polarized

• 09/17 Alan Hinkes Annapurna

• 09/17 Cho Oyo Time line and more

• 09/17 Eugene Owen: a personal Journey on Kilimanjaro

• 09/17 Our review of  High Altitude Tents for the big mountains

• 09/17 David Lim: Elbrus 2003

• 09/18 IMG expedition leader Chris Booher called in to report that the team had a good round of climbing up to Camp 1, with all members back safely at Advance Base Camp Sunday, resting on Monday, and planning to climb again in the next couple of days. Check here for the full dispatch.

• 09/18 More details on the death of the Everest Summiter who died this season while climbing in Pakistan.

• 09/18 Photos from the Mountain-Link Dhaulagiri Expedition

• 09/18 Fifth Avenue or Fifth Class

• 09/18 Project “Diabetes-8000” The ascent of Mt. McKinley

• 09/18 Finding a Home in the Woods

• 09/18 Mountaineering: Ice Axes 

• 09/18 Ropes: The Climber's Insurance Policy

• 09/18 Belay & Rappel Devices

• 09/19 IMG expedition leader Mike Hamill has phoned in, the first group, successfully made the climb to Camp 2 for an overnight. Check here for the full dispatch.

• 09/19 The South Face of Nuptse Autumn 2003 new expedition

• 09/19 Our look at Everest 1963 continues with: Lute Jerstad

• 09/19 Featured Everest Expedition: Team Everest '03

• 09/19 ELBRUS 2003 Photo Show Dave Lim

• 09/19 Everest 2003 Photo show from the French

• 09/19 Shishapangma Expeditions and News Index

• 09/19 Krakauer is at it again !

• 09/19 Miss Nives Meroy moves to the top of women climbers in 20 days !!

• 09/20 Dispatch Seven September 19th: Nancy Norris, who hope to become the oldest American woman to Summit Everest, reports in... Check here for the rest of the dispatch.

• 09/20 Cho Oyu 2003: There is currently a band in effect in Nepal (strike called by the Maoists) which has shut down all vehicular traffic and closed all retail shops until Saturday... Check here for the full dispatch.

• 09/20 Silvio Mondinelli Shishapangma 2003

• 09/20 Trip Report: Ray Yeritsian: West Rib Denali Summit 2003

• 09/20 Autumn Everest: Have you ever thought of climbing Everest some day?

• 09/20 Susan Ershler

• 09/20 Rain Jackets: Women's

• 09/20 Gear Reviews: High Altitude Tents for the big mountains; Submit your review today

• 09/20 Wonderful Greenland pictures!

• 09/21 NEWSFLASH; Three Everest Summiters and 4 others die plus 2 missing...

• 09/22 NEWSFLASH; Three Everest Summiters and 4 others die plus 2 missing...

• 09/22 List of expeditions visited Pakistan this year to scale different peaks with complete information of success, unsuccessful and fatalities.

• 09/22 Our look at Everest 1963 continues with: Jim Whittaker

• 09/22 How to Buy Daypacks

• 09/22 Cho Oyu: Mark Kosmider

• 09/22 Bear Grylls latest Adventure

• 09/22 Pumori 2003 featuring Dan Mazur

• 09/22 Kangchenjunga Picture Show

• 09/22 Manaslu 2003 featuring Piotr Pustelnik

• 09/22 EverestHistory.com: Vladimir Koroteev

• 09/23 The South Face of Nuptse Autumn 2003 Update

• 09/23 Cho Oyu 2003: Preparing to head back up on their summit bid... Check here for the full dispatch.

• 09/23 1963 was an American year on Everest

• 09/23 Our review of the The North Face: Mountain 25 all new

• 09/23 Talking American Billy Pierson, K2 Summiter Q&A

• 09/23 We need your help! The dream is to build a series for clinics across Nepal

• 09/23 Qogir (aka K2) Expeditions and News Index

• 09/23 Day Hiking Boots: Men's

• 09/23 Nanga Parbat: Some background and History

• 09/23 Boot Fitting Guide

• 09/24 Broad Peak 2003 Picture Show a must see!

• 09/24 Our Review of Mountain Hardwear: Trango 2 all new

• 09/24 Autumn Cho Oyu 2002: Summits have started with part of Russell Brice's team making the top....

• 09/24 Photo show of the ski down Everest: 2003 American Ski Everest Expedition check them out !! They DID IT!

• 09/24 EverestSpeakersBureau.com

• 09/24 Manaslu 2003 featuring Piotr Pustelnik

• 09/24 "Lessons from the Mountain" by Jeff Justman

• 09/24 Duffel Bags

• 09/24 Shell Jackets: Men's

• 09/24 EverestHistory.com: Pat Morrow

• NEWSFLASH: one climber forced to descend after experiencing cerebral edema, others "go" for a summit bid tomorrow.

• 09/25 Nanga Parbat 2003 Summit list, and more, All climbers who summited in 2003 listed !

• 09/25 Silvio Mondinelli Shishapangma 2003 Update!

• 09/25 Spanish Argentina GB-I Expedition 2003 led by Eva Zarzuelo, success and death summary..

• 09/25 Korean Kyunigli University GI Expedition 2003 Results

• 09/25 Buying Outerwear: Gore-Tex and beyond

• 09/25 Ray Yeritsian: West Rib Denali Summit 2003

• 09/25 David Lim: Elbrus 2003

• 09/25 Energy Bars & Gels

• 09/25 Manaslu 2003 featuring Jeff Justman

• 09/25 Matt Dickinson Q&A

• NEWSFLASH: Cho Oyu the Summit success and the story !

• 09/26 Our Summary of Pakistan 2003 continues with :Broad Peak 2003 Summit List with a list of all climbers who summited in 2003 and more

• 09/26 Cho Oyu: one climber forced to descend after experiencing cerebral edema, others "go" for a summit bid tomorrow.

• 09/26 Dan Mazur Ama Dablam Expedition 2003 Starts today !

• 09/26 2003 KOREA KUNYANG CHHISH EAST (7,400-M): FIRST ASCENT EXPEDITION

• 09/26 Trango Tower (the Great) News

• 09/26 Everest Speakers: Phil Ershler

• 09/26 Everest 2003: Generations On Everest Re-cap

• 09/26 Article ascension of Broad Peak: (The second new report) Jean-Christophe Lafaille 2003

• 09/27 Nancy Norris reports in live from Cho Oyu !

• 09/27 Ama Dablam International Expedition Dispatch One

• 09/27 Sylwia Bukowicka, Juan Oiarzabal, and more

• 09/27 The South Face of Nuptse Autumn 2003 Update 2

• 09/27 Shoes: Get a Grip

• 09/29 Three days mountain cinema in Sliven

• 09/29 EverestHistory.com: Dougal Haston all new

• 09/29 Ama Dablam Autumn 2003: Dispatch Two

• 09/29 Footwear : Lightweight Boots : Men's

• 09/29 We need your help! The dream is to build a series for clinics across Nepal

• 09/29 The North Face of Nuptse: Willie and Damian Benegas: Yes, we summited a new route on Nuptse’s main summit, by what we believe to be the first truly alpine ascent.

• 09/29 INDOOR CLIMBING GEAR

• 09/29 Eric Alexander

• 09/29 Everest climber home to tell his tale! Austin man fulfilled dream, became 1st with 1 arm to reach summit

• 09/29 Highlights Summer 2003: Jean-Christophe Lafaille has Summited and opened a new route on Nanga Parbat!

• 09/29 EverestHistory.com: Hugo Rodriguez Barroso

• 09/30 It is an Ama Dablam Day! What a beautiful Mountain...

• 09/30 Dan Mazur Autumn 2003 Ama Dablam: Dispatch Three

• 09/30 EverestHistory.com: Doug Scott all new!

• 09/30 Dan Mazur Ama Dablam Expedition Route

• 09/30 Dan Mazur Ama Dablam Expedition: Meet The Team

• 09/30 Wonderful Ama Dablam Picture Gallery

• 09/30 Ropes: The Climber's Insurance Policy

• 09/30 Heart Rate Monitors: And the Beat Goes On

• 09/30 Everest 2003: Mingma Tsiri Sherpa, brother of Nima Gombu Sherpa, summits for his #9 too with Nima Gombu other two brothers (that is 4!!)

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